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Paula's Choice: A New Fulfillment Partner to Manage Growth

The popular online purveyor of skin care and beauty products undergoes a natural process of maturing. Rapid sales growth dictates that the Seattle-based merchandiser hire an outsourcing partner to handle order-fulfillment duties in the eastern U.S.

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What Supply Chain Managers Should Know About Channel Data Management

Gaining deep visibility into sales channels and a timely understanding of every detail about product shipments is essential to modern businesses. Granular knowledge – about what items were sold, who sold them, who bought them, where they are now, and whether they’re being returned – gives manufacturers an edge in optimizing the final mile of the supply chain. That information is known as channel data, and the tools used to gather and manage that data are known as channel data management systems, or CDM.

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Baby-Products Distributor Uses EDI Solution to Grow Its Business

Exclusive distributor of line of baby products describes the birthing of its business, and how an EDI solution enabled it to mature.

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Ecommerce to Drive Increase Over Last Year's Total Holiday Season Sales

Steadily improving economic fundamentals should moderately boost holiday sales in the stores and online this year, according to Deloitte's annual holiday sales forecast.

Will Price Cuts Make Cloud Services More Attractive to Companies?

Google has dropped its cloud computing prices and other vendors are expected to follow suit, but the lower pricing may not be the key lure for attracting enterprises to the cloud.

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How Will Alibaba Compete With - and Set Itself Apart From - Amazon?

Global e-commerce platform Alibaba recently made headlines with its record-setting New York initial public offering, the largest ever in the United States. The company's aggressive growth aspirations are rooted in the success it has seen in its home country of China, where it is one of the biggest retail players. Alibaba is the Amazon of the Chinese marketplace without equal competition. But how will the company fare in its expansion in the U.S.?

Retail Said to Be Industry Most Plagued by Data Breaches, Followed by Food & Beverage

After the massive data breaches that have plagued retailers from Target to Home Depot in recent years, a new study shows that retail is the most compromised industry in terms of data security.

European Retailers Invest in More Flexible Multi-carrier Delivery Options to Drive Ecommerce Growth

European retailers are increasingly adopting multi-carrier delivery strategies in response to the growing importance of delivery as the final and most critical mile in the consumer journey, according to a Forrester Research survey conducted for MetaPack Group, which provides ecommerce and multichannel delivery technology to retailers.

Enhanced International Parcel Delivery, Return Service Solution Targets Online Retailers

Newgistics, which provides end-to-end e-commerce solutions for retailers and brands, announced the international expansion of its parcel delivery and return services. This new offering helps to reduce the costs of cross-border delivery and make it easier for U.S. retailers to access and begin selling into the largest markets overseas, including the U.K., Europe, Asia, Australia, Russia, China and South America.

Ninety-one Percent of Retailers Don't Effectively Use Consumer Data to Create Omnichannel Shopping Capability

While numerous retailers have collected years of customer data, only 9 percent are leveraging the information in a structured, usable way, according to HRC Advisory (HRC), a strategic retail advisory firm and unit of Hilco Global.

Should You Close the Warehouse and Keep Inventory in Your Stores?

A hot topic among retailers, customers and logistics professionals alike for years, omnichannel fulfillment is finally here. Whether shopping in person, buying online and picking up in store, or having merchandise sent directly to them, customers expect access to the same inventory.

S&OP Drives Improvements to Product Innovation at Office Furniture Manufacturer

Challenge: Lean innovation pipeline and late product management projects plagued office furniture manufacturer.

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